Houses informed of bills passed by Legislature

TNN Bureau. Updated: 1/4/2018 2:15:27 AM

JAMMU: Secretary Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, M R Singh on Wednesday informed the House about the Bills passed by the state Legislature and assented to by the Governor while in lower house, Secretary Legislative Council, Abdul Majid Bhat did the same. The bills assented to by the Governor include "The Jammu and Kashmir General Sales Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2017 (Act No. III of 2017)"; "The Jammu and Kashmir Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) (Amendment) Bill, 2017 (Act No. IV of 2017)"; and "The Jammu and Kashmir Civic Laws (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Bill, 2017 (Act No. VI of 2017).Meanwhile, Speaker, Legislative Assembly, Kavinder Gupta nominated a three-member panel of Chairmen for conducting House proceedings. The Speaker nominated Mohammad Shafi Uri, Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami and Sukhnadan Kumar for chairing the proceedings whenever required.